New Year, more coughs

Yes, I am really sorry to sound like such a broken record. In truth, I might actually be coughing less today than yesterday. I certainly ran enough warm herb tea down my throat.

One of my on-line stitching groups (same one as last night) met again for a few hours in the middle of the day – sort of – on US Central Time. It really wound up be too early for any of the Aussies who normally participate. While last night I mostly pulled apart projects that I objectively know that I won’t finish them in this lifetime or any other – today I  put time into a couple of projects from 2021. One, which had been sitting around for almost 3 years, just had some backstitching to be completed. Color that one done.

The other is a “Blackboard” type stitch which means that, since I hate stitching on black (literally on black Aida in this case), it has been a slow and painful process. I started today with two small words, one large word, three lines in a burger, and one complete burger to go to be done. The two small words are stitched, the three missing lines in the one burger bun, four large letters in the bigger word are done, and I am at 25% of that last burger. So – “E” & “R” to go, that last bun and I can call this one quits. I will take photos tomorrow.

Next up? I think I will pull out the Witches’ Cabinet and stitch the remaining sections that hadn’t been released when we left for Japan. Then? Finish the 2022 Hanukah piece by Snarky & Modern. Then I might toss out a few more things – get an honest account of what is on hand, what needs a new home, and just maybe a new start.

About Holly

fiber person - knitter, spinner, weaver who spent 33 years being a military officer to fund the above. And home. And family. Sewing and quilting projects are also in the stash. After living again in Heidelberg after retiring (finally) from the U.S. Army May 2011, we moved to the US ~ Dec 2015. Something about being over 65 and access to health care. It also might have had to do with finding a buyer for our house. Allegedly this will provide me a home base in the same country as our four adult children, all of whom I adore, so that I can drive them totally insane. Considerations of time to knit down the stash…(right, and if you believe that…) and spin and .... There is now actually enough time to do a bit of consulting, editing. Even more amazing - we have only one household again. As long as everyone understands that I still, 40 years into our marriage, don't do kitchens or bathrooms. For that matter, not being a golden retriever, I don't do slippers or newspapers either. I don’t miss either the military or full-time clinical practice. Limiting my public health/travel med/consulting and lecturing to “when I feel like it” has let me happily spend my pension cruising, stash enhancing (oops), arguing with the DH about where we are going to travel next and book buying. Life is good!
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